May 19 2016
START DATE
END DATE
February 6 2017
Sannapareddy v. The Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service
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CLAIMANT'S LAWYER:
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER:
The Supreme Court of Bermuda
CIVIL JURISDICTION
Ian RC Kawaley CJ
Lord Peter Goldsmith QC Mr Delroy Duncan Trott & Duncan Limited
Ms Anesta Weekes QC Mr Dantae Williams Marshall Diel & Myers Limited
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The applicant contended that his arrest on May 19 2016 and subsequent search were unlawful due to a lack of sufficient basis arguing that the exercise of summary arrest powers must be limited and justified especially under section 23(6) of PACE which the police used for the arrest
SUMMARY:
Whether the police's summary arrest power under section 23(6) of PACE is subject to limitations of 'reasonableness' and whether it was reasonably exercised in this case
OUTCOMES:
The application for judicial review was dismissed with costs awarded to the applicant
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Sannapareddy v. The Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service
The applicant contended that his arrest on May 19 2016 and subsequent search were unlawful due to a lack of sufficient basis arguing that the exercise of summary arrest powers must be limited and justified especially under section 23(6) of PACE which the police used for the arrest